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RWI seeks to engage a Ugandan expert to provide on the ground support to our work.

The report by Ghana's Public Interest and Accountability Committee heralds a new approach in stronger oversight for the nation's burgeoning oil industry.

The Revenue Watch Institute seeks an office manager to oversee administration of the RWI Regional Africa office in Accra, Ghana.

When Norwegian People's Aid looked for a media organization to support its South Sudan program, RWI's Ugandan partner ACME was a natural choice.

RWI and local partners held a workshop to discuss inputs to three proposed petroleum bills.

RWI and partners analyzed Uganda's new petroleum bills to provide international context to the debate in parliament and across Uganda.

This video explores how legislators won greater disclosure of contracts and the chance to get a better deal for their countries.

How intensive advocacy in Sierra Leone spurred the recall of the controversial mining deal and a new appreciation in government for civil society’s role.

In Uganda, collaboration between members of parliament and NGOs led to a turning point in the transparency of mining contracts.

Lawmakers from Uganda, Sierra Leone and Tanzania face the serious responsibility of ensuring that resource wealth can translate into public benefit.

After four years of work with legislators on managing oil and minerals, RWI is pleased to announce our new toolkit to help strengthen parliaments.

After years of operating under a decades-old oil law, Uganda's government formally presented its petroleum governance bill.

This May, RWI will begin the third class for African journalists seeking new expertise in reporting on oil, gas and minerals.

A new investigative article considers the environmental risks of offshore drilling in the Gulf of Guinea.

Groups from Cameroon and Ghana observed industry activities firsthand and traded experiences with policy and public dialogue.

Ghanaian journalists started the second session of the RWI industry and reporting training that began in October.
Africa's increasing oil opportunity is cited as one of six "overlooked energy stories" of 2011

Two alumni of RWI's media training program received top awards in a Ugandan contest for best reporting on oil and mining issues.

RWI Uganda partner ACME holds an "editor briefing" on transparency and accountability with civil society and government.

On 23 November, Penplusbytes introduced RWI's oil, gas and mining media training program to Ghana's gold-rich Ashanti region.

Meet both classes from the 2011 pilot program training journalists from Ghana and Uganda, two nations facing an array of challenges after recent major oil discoveries.

This September, amid heated debate, RWI and AFIEGO held two workshops on Uganda's new oil bill.

Nearly 70 legislators and civil society members gather for RWI's parliamentary forum in Ghana.

Revenue Watch convenes 70 members of parliament, activists and journalists to share knowledge on oil and mineral management.

This month, RWI welcomed an important new actor in Ghanaian oil governance: the Public Interest and Accountability Committee.